History of Warpool Court Hotel

The first building on this site, 'Bryn-y-garn' ('hill of the rock'), was constructed in 1870 to re-house the long-established St Davids' Cathedral School, under the headship of Reverend Alfred Green, who lived here with his family and several boarders

In 1880 Bryn Y Garn was purchased by Mr and Mrs Charles Morgan of Carmarthenshire, who went on to open the doors to paying guests. Mrs Morgan fell in love with the location and building and carried out work to the building which can still be seen today. It was within her time at Bryn Y Garn that the walls of the kitchen garden were built, numerous greenhouses and a Catholic chapel erected within the grounds. Mrs Morgan being a lady of faith retained a priest at her own expense.

In 1899 the house was sold to a widow with six children, Mrs Ada Lansdowne Miller-Williams, who renamed it 'Warpool Court'. Assisted by her favourite son, Basil, Ada gave full rein to her hobby, the decoration of ceramic tiles, extraordinary panels depicting the genealogy and heraldry of the family's ancestry; many traced to the early kings of Wales. These historic tiles can be seen in the dining room and bar lounge.

Other title sequences painted by Ada include a beautiful nursery frieze copied from Walter Crane's "Flora's Feast", Arcadian landscapes and illustrated maxims on love in the 'Wedgewood Room'. A tile panel depicting the Bishops of St.Davids in the Cathedral vestry (which can be seen today) was created by the artist and her son.

In 1956 Warpool Court was transformed into a country house hotel by Mr and Mrs Glyn Lloyd. It was later run by their family until 1985 when it was sold. There are close links between Warpool Court and St.Davids Cathedral. The hotel proudly donated to the cathedral's 'Millenium Appeal' . Funds were raised to reface the West Front, refurbish the famous 'Father Willis' organ, provide an additional bell for the 'ring of bells' and restore the bell tower in the Close wall.

Warpool Court has been a longstanding patron of the St. Davids Cathedral Music Festival which has been responsible for bringing classical and contemporary music to Pembrokeshire for 35 years. The event takes place every May.

Thanks for a lovely stay...

With grateful thanks for a lovely stay. Everyone has been so welcoming and we have really enjoyed being at the Warpool Court. Diolch yn fawr.

Just wanted to say how much we enjoyed our stay...

Just wanted to say how much we enjoyed our stay with you over the weekend. Lots of lovely memories and a stay made memorable by your helpful staff.

A memorable time in a fine hotel...

I wanted to tell you that, not only did we have a memorable time in a fine hotel, but very much appreciated the friendly and helpful staff, reception, catering, cleaning and so on. Hope to return in the near future.

A wonderful week in Garden Cottage...

Having stayed last week in Garden Cottage, we wish to express our gratitude to you all for making us feel so welcome.
The cottage was perfect and we were spoilt every evening with dinner in the restaurant.